Technology

Brussels, July 27 (AFP/APP): The European Commission on Thursday announced an antitrust probe into Microsoft bundling its Teams communications app with its popular Office suite, on concerns the firm could be cutting out competitors. The investigation, to see whether the US software giant is “abusing […]

KARACHI, July 24 (Online): Mujtaba Ahmad Lodhi, Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), urged the industry to focus on tech-based financial innovation to serve the underserved and unserved businesses in Pakistan. He was speaking at the launching ceremony of the thirteenth edition of […]

ISLAMABAD July 21 (Online): Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi says government has introduced a social media platform and a whatsapp number for public complaints. Talking to media in Islamabad on Friday, he said people now can convey their grievances from their homes. The […]

BEIJING, Jul 21 (APP): Tencent is deepening its collaboration with international card organizations including Visa, Discover Global Network (including Diners Club), JCB, and Mastercard in order to further improve overseas users’ digital payment experience in China. The move coincides with the full resumption of travel […]

KARACHI, Jul 19 (APP): Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that all the records of the Land Department are being computerized where the citizens will be provided with a one-window facility for their land-related matters including ownership, transfer and lease of land in Karachi […]

UNITED NATIONS July 19 (Online): The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on artificial intelligence on Tuesday where China said the technology should not become a “runaway horse” and the United States warned against its use to censor or repress people. Britain’s Foreign […]

Paris, July 13 (AFP/APP): Google launched its AI chatbot Bard in the European Union and several more nations on Thursday, entering a key market in its race against Microsoft-backed ChatGPT after a delay over data privacy concerns. The US firm unveiled Bard in February but […]

ISLAMABAD, Jul 13 (APP): TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile videos, has announced two significant initiatives with the objective to enhancing the safety and well-being of teenagers on the platform. In response to valuable feedback from parents and caregivers, TikTok has expanded its content […]

Islamabad (PNI) Huawei Technologies Ltd and Khazana Enterprise have taken a monumental step to build the first of its kind, hyper-scaler financial cloud in the country. They announced this at the launch event attended by the key leaders from the financial industry, government and business […]

Le Bourget, France, June 20 (AFP/APP): Barely making a buzz, a two-seat helicopter powered by an electric battery landed softly on the tarmac at the Paris Air Show after a 15-minute flight. Such futuristic “flying taxis” are among the star turns of this year’s aerospace […]